Jan Wong returns to Beijing with a mission: to find Yin Luoyi, a young stranger she inadvertently harmed in 1973. As one of only two Westerners studying at Beijing University during the early 70s, Wong, then a fervent Maoist, reported Yin to the authorities when she sought help to reach the United States. Now, over three decades later and after her bestselling memoir, Wong revisits the city to seek forgiveness and learn if Yin survived. As she navigates the transformed landscape of Beijing, Wong reflects on her past during the Cultural Revolution, discovering that the city has evolved from its ancient roots to a modern metropolis filled with neon signs and trendy establishments. The places and faces of her memories have changed dramatically, some erased entirely. Through her search for old friends and acquaintances, Wong uncovers clues about Yin's fate, grappling with her long-held fears and regrets. Ultimately, Yin remains elusive until she unexpectedly reaches out to Wong. Emotionally charged and richly detailed, this narrative intertwines Wong's path from remorse to redemption, Yin's transformation from disgrace to respectability, and Beijing's remarkable shift from communism to capitalism.
Jan Wong Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Jan Wong is een veelgeprezen journaliste wiens werk zich verdiept in het hart van China's transformatie. Na in China te hebben gewoond tijdens de Culturele Revolutie en later als correspondent te zijn teruggekeerd, biedt haar schrijven een insiderperspectief op de complexe verschuiving van het land naar het kapitalisme. Wong beschrijft haar persoonlijke reis van een radicale jeugd tot een ervaren verslaggeefster die turbulente gebeurtenissen uit de eerste hand meemaakte. Haar verhalen bieden inzichtelijke portretten van een voortdurend veranderend China, dat zich met onbevreesde details een weg baant door de stromingen van de moderniteit.
As the fiftieth anniversary of the People's Republic of China approaches on October 1, 1999, Jan Wong reflects on her body of work as a foreign correspondent there. Despite the fact that everything is changing, she discovers that not much really changes, and what she wrote several years ago about love, work and living still holds, as do the conflicts over who rules, who survives, and who gets the bigger slice of Peking Duck. From a peasant tax revolt through the new consumerism (ads on television!) to the closeted world of Chinese gays, Jan Wong's China is a highly personal account of a country in transition. Its perspective is shaped by the author's six-year reporting stint, her life in Beijing in the '70s as a student and a Maoist, and her return visit to China in the spring of 1999. Employing humour and behind-the-scenes detail, Jan Wong brilliantly weaves her adventures into a rich journalistic tapestry.
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Ervaringen van een Canadese van Chinese afkomst in de Chinese Volksrepubliek in de jaren '70 en tijdens de periode 1988-'94.